The Death of Australia’s Liberal Democracy
Many of us recently awoke to news of another terrorist attack - this time in Lahore, Pakistan. It was one of many attacks to shake the world in recent months, including bombings in Istanbul in October and the Brussels attack...
Pair Refused Bail on Charges of Financing Terrorism
A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl were recently arrested in Guildford on charges of financing terrorism. Counter-terrorism police allege that the pair were involved in obtaining money to send overseas to assist ISIS. Police claim the 16-year-old schoolgirl has...
Removal of Rights in NSW, An Exclusive Interview
The NSW Council for Civil Liberties has been at the forefront of the Australian civil rights movement since 1963. Over the last 50 years, they’ve been tireless in their fight against censorship, abuse of authority, and injustice within the legal...
Copycat Crimes
The “copycat effect” refers to crimes which are inspired by media coverage of a previous crimes - or movies and TV shows which document fictional offences. Over the years, there have been a number of high-profile “copycat crimes” both in...
Aussie Humanitarian’s Passport Cancelled
Like many young Australians,19-year-old Queenslander Oliver Bridgeman enjoys playing sport, spending time with friends and family, and travelling. The accomplished youngster is also a dedicated humanitarian - having deferred his university degree last year to undertake charity work in Bali....
Sovereign Citizens: The Real Terrorist Threat?
73-year-old John Wilson does not look like your stereotypical terrorist. Hunched and with the remains of his white hair flying from the sides of his head, the former dentist is a regular fixture outside NSW courts. Spouting his hyperbole about being...
Anti-Terrorism Laws ‘Go Beyond What is Proportionate’
Until the attacks on New York’s World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001, Australians were mostly unaffected by terrorism. But since that atrocity, we have been drawn into a worldwide discussion about counter-terrorism, and have gradually moved away from the...
Giving Up Safeguards to Protect Against Terrorists
Although supported by the German public, the Third Reich (1933 to 1945) is now recognised as a brutal regime signified by the totalitarian rule of an evil dictator. The regime was preceded by the democratic Weimar Republic (1919 to 1933);...
Crime Commission Denies Child Terrorism Suspect Basic Protections
The NSW Crime Commission is an independent statutory body which aims to investigate serious criminal activity and obtain evidence which may lead to a prosecution. It has a wide range of powers - including the ability to summon persons of...
Teenaged Terrorism Suspect Must Face Supreme Court
A Victorian judge has ordered that a teenager accused of plotting a terrorist act must face the Supreme Court, instead of the Children’s Court. The 17-year-old’s home was raided in May this year, during which police allegedly discovered a range...
